L’une Collection
Anh Volcek is not your typical designer. Her materials include plastic and glass, and her work place is comprised of a ventilated space and a mask. Being fascinated with innovation and advances with fabrics and technology, she incorporated unusual...
Japanese Brand Growze Builds First Store in Los Angeles
The allure of celebrity is powerful enough to support a number of businesses, from magazine publishing to weight-loss schemes, and two Japanese entrepreneurs ar...
Go Red for Women Celebrity Red Dress Fashion Show
Style Fashion Week LA closed its five-day run of events at Vibiana with the Go Red for Women Celebrity Red Dress Fashion Show, held March 16. The show benefited the American Heart Association’s Go Red...
Apparel News Daily Reader
YSL in the USA (The New York Times)Venus Williams’ Big Comeback to Tennis and Fashion (The Daily Beast) Images from Tokyo Fashion Week (Wall Street...
Intermix Moves In: Brentwood Retail Heats Up
Intermix founder Khajak Keledjian in front of his new Brentwood boutique.Los Angeles’ exclusive Brentwood neighborhood is so many things, but it was never a magnet for fashion retail. That reputation will change in the next month.The...
Otis Fashion Students Design for the Circus
Ariella Seltzer and Christina Ingalls worked together to design a “Crystal Moon” costume for the Night portion of the Otis fashion show. Graduating fashion students from Otis College of Art and Design have been busy preparing for their final year-end...
Earnest Sewn to Build Off-Price Pop-Up
The words “cheap” and “premium denim” do not often run in the same sentence. However, the Earnest Sewn label will be experimenting with an o...
Bettie Page’s New Stores Strike a Pose
The Bettie Page Clothing label, which makes dresses and separates inspired by 1950s pinup queen Bettie Page, is opening stores.
Sue Wong
For her Fall 2012 presentation, Sue Wong hosted a champagne lunch and presentation at her Los Angeles atelier. “This is my place of business. This is where I thrive. This is where I do all my creative work,” Wong said. “I really like to invit...
Clariant Breaks Ground on $130 Million Facility
Swiss chemical company Clariant recently broke ground on its new, nearly 400,000-square-foot Clariant Innovation Center at the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt, Germany....
Dina Bar-El
Dina Bar-El’s fashions are a fixture on the red carpet. During the 2012 awards show season, fashions by the Los Angeles designer were worn by E! Entertainment news host Kristina Guerrero and Access...
Octavio Carlin
Octavio Carlin counted Ancient Egyptian culture and art deco as influences for his Fall 2012 line for his self-named Octavio Carlin line, but he also looked to find new angles and l...
Willis & Walker, Marcraft Apparel Bring ’Big and Tall’ Out of the Box
Kevin Willis manufactures his Willis & Walker suits and sportswear in the United States and overseas, but for the big-and-tall collection’s premium denim, the pro athlete turned fashion designer headed fo...
Wet Seal Rebrands After Poor Sales
In its guidance for its 2012 first quarter, juniors and women’s retailer The Wet Seal Inc. warned the company will report declines in same-store sales ranging from the mid to high single digits.
